Sunday Science Day!

I woke up this morning and after breakfast I was reading one of my books and saw an activity I would like to do. I thought maybe you might like to do it too so I have written the instructions for you and what I found. Maybe in your garden there will be different things to look for? I also have put a table of what I found with Grandpa and Ro.  Mummy helped me make a table and I typed it all in on the computer.  We have put some photos too.

The activity was to find if things float or sink.

You will need:

1. A small notepad and pencil to write a list

2. A bag to collect things in the garden or on your walk

3. A big bowl of water and a tray to put all the things on that you find

4. A big piece of paper to make a table of what you find out

First I wrote a list of the sort of things we might find and took the pad and pencil with me so that I could add some other things I might have not thought of.  I also like to cross things off my list.

Grandpa took Ro and I into the park on an adventure to find things.

We then got everything ready with Mummy and started trying things in the water.  I wrote down the colour of things because I thought it was interesting.

Then I started putting things in the water and see what happened.  It was a lot of fun and there were some surprises!

There was a red dry leaf.

Flowers, dry seeds and fresh seeds and their pods

Baby coconuts which did something very funny. I was sure they would sink but they floated. Every time I put them in straight they would turn and go upside down.

Snail shells which floated and sea shells which sunk!

Sticks and a stone.

Ro was doing some his experiments of his own! (Yes Mr Tumble is riding Bullseye)!

Here is my table.

Science : Float or Sink Experiment
Name of Objects	Float	Sink	Colour
Dry leaf	Yes		Red
New leaf	Yes		Green
Flower large	Yes		Orange
Flowers small	Yes		White/Yellow
Baby coconuts	Yes		Green / Brown
Dry almond seed	Yes		Green/Brown
Big flower seed	Yes		Red
Fresh almond seed	Yes		Green
Dry tamarind seeds		Yes	Brown
Dry tamarind pods	Yes		Brown
Fresh tamarind pods		Yes	Green
Fresh tamarind seeds		Yes	Green
Snail shells	Yes		White
Feathers	Yes		Grey
Seashells		Yes	Multiycolour
Sticks	Yes		Brown
Stone		Yes	Black / Brown
Grass	Yes		Green

Ro and I then played together before having a picnic lunch.

Hope you have as much fun doing it as we did! : )